Publicity Club Of Chicago

PCC is the net­work of inspired Chicago-area pro­fes­sion­als mak­ing up one of the nation’s largest inde­pen­dent pub­lic rela­tions mem­ber­ship organization. Our hun­dreds of cor­po­rate and indi­vid­ual mem­bers rep­re­sent PR, mar­ket­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tions prac­tice at bou­tique to world­wide firms, cor­po­rate offices and busi­nesses, asso­ci­a­tions, non-profit orga­ni­za­tions and inde­pen­dent con­sul­tan­cies through­out the met­ro­pol­i­tan region. Pro­grams are pro­vided through mem­bers pro­vid­ing their time and exper­tise on the PCC Board of Direc­tors and com­mit­tees; serv­ing as speak­ers, pan­elists and awards judges; engag­ing in our online com­mu­ni­ties and events; and much, much more. We pro­vide year-round edu­ca­tion, net­work­ing, recog­ni­tion and more for the Chicago region’s com­mu­ni­ca­tions indus­try through: -PCC Monthly Lun­cheon Series, fea­tur­ing panel dis­cus­sions with top prac­ti­tion­ers, jour­nal­ists and other experts on hot-button com­mu­ni­ca­tions issues, trends and challenges. - PCC Edu­ca­tion Series, pro­fes­sional devel­op­ment sem­i­nars for prac­ti­tion­ers at all levels–from expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­als seek­ing refresh­ers on emerg­ing tac­tics and tech­nolo­gies to prac­ti­tion­ers who recently changed roles or entered the field. - Golden Trum­pet Awards, the Midwest’s most pres­ti­gious awards pro­gram hon­or­ing dis­tin­guished achieve­ment in pub­lic rela­tions and com­mu­ni­ca­tions. Judged and selected from hun­dreds of entries by Chicago’s top prac­ti­tion­ers, these cov­eted awards are pre­sented annu­ally for excel­lence in cat­e­gories rep­re­sent­ing the full range of PR, mar­ket­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tions practice. Ongo­ing per­sonal and online net­work­ing through our pro­grams, events, online com­mu­ni­ties and PCC offer­ings includ­ing Jobs in PR, our annual media guide and mem­ber­ship direc­tory and more. Estab­lished in 1941: we invite you to join us today.